The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-04-30

Whereas A petition signed by more than
fifty taxpayers of the Parish OF CalcAsieu has
been presented to the Police Jury Of said
parish praying the enactment by said Police
| Jury, for an ordinance to encourage sheep
husbandry and protect sheep from the rava-
| ges of dogs, as provided for In Sec. 8, of Act
| No. Ill OF the General Assembly. Therefore
| BY virtue Of act No. Ill Of the Acts of the
Legislature Of the State Of Louisiana, of
| 1885, authorizing aud empowering the Police
Juries Of the different parishes OF the State
10 pass Buch ordinances as may be necessary
TO carry out the provision Of said act in all
It's different provisions.
SECTtoN l. b Il Ordained bg he P0liet
Jtiry Of the Fdrish Of GalcaSiea, That 1t shall
be unlawful for any person or persons &c
keep or suffer 10 run ct large, any sheep
killing dog owned or possessed BY them
knowing the same to be such, or that any
dog thus kept or owned BY any person a
aforesaid, that shall have killed, wounded
MANNED or bitten any sheep or lamb or Ii
keeper Of said dog shall be deemed guilty o.
q Eaisdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction
| be fined not less than TWENTY-FIVE tlollara MOI
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not less than thirty days, or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. q Be Il further Ordained, That 4
shall be the duty Of any citizen who knows
IN the foregoing section, that has killed, bit
| ten, manned or damaged any sheep or lamb
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
fore any justice OF the peace OF this parish
and It shall be the duty Of said justice to Is.
sue q warrant directed to the constable 81
his ward, or TO the sheriff OF said parish, CON,
manding him to proceed without delay to
the place where said dog may be kept and
then and there to take said dog and destroy
the same, and all the expenses incurred by
the said Justice and other officers In issuing
and executing said warrant shall be paid By
the owner or ppssessor of the dog destroyed,
aud IN case the said owner or possessor Of
said dog shall fail or neglect to pay the cost
incurred as fOresaid. after an account OF the
same shall have been certified To BY the said
justice as being correct he shall pay a fine
of not less than ten dollars nor more than
Twenty-Five dollars, TO be collected by civil
snit Ia the name Of the Police Jury Of this
Parish before any court Of competent jnris-
dietlon.
Dog oHned OF kept as af0resaid, that shall
haYe killed, wounded MANNED or damaged
any sheep Or lamb. she property Of another,
tne eWner er Keeper Of SAID dog shall be La
PIE aprs ard pog " The owner 81 egid sheen,
asinaa Inc Estimated value pf said sheep,
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